What Are You Doing With Your Blessing?
One of the hardest things a toddler must learn is to share. Right now, our youngest grandson is 14 months old, sharing is not a concept he grasps yet. When I sit on the floor with him, he with his pile of toys and me with mine; as soon as I pick something up, he throws his toy down to come get what I have.
Toddlers can be taught how to share. It is unfortunate that some toddlers grow into adults who have yet learned this concept that what God shares with them, they need to share with others.
I heard a preacher this past week talk about this very thing. He said that whatever we are in need of, whether it is His grace, or a healing or patience or deliverance, that God doesn’t give us double our portion, He gives us triple. The two times is for our strength for our need and the third portion is to share with someone else who needs the same thing that we did.
Unfortunately what happens, is that we don’t recognize what it is that others need. We only see what we need and once we receive our blessing, we hold onto it tight. We don’t share it.
In the Book of Genesis, we see this concept being taught through Abraham…
“I will make you a great nation; I will bless you and make your name great; and you shall be a blessing.” (Genesis 12:2)
Many times I have read this passage and thought about the great blessing of God, but I never looked at it close enough to consider why God blessed Abraham? God blessed him so that he could turn around and be a blessing. God was teaching Abraham how to share.
God does the same thing for you and me. When God blesses you, He blesses you so much that there will be enough for you, with some leftover, so that you can bless someone else.
What are you doing with your blessing? If you are keeping it all to yourself, ask God today to help you to learn to share.
BLESSINGS. Laurie
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Such a powerful message, Laurie. Thank you for the reminder to share our blessings.
A convicting thought, Laurie, when I consider the abundance I live in compared to those in other parts of the world and even in our own nation. We drove through Franklin and Liberty Counties yesterday and saw many who still have blue tarps (some were shredded from time) over damaged homes nine months after the devastation of Michael. From the view from the road, it’s clear many of those homes did not have insurance or financial security. Our home is secure, but many are still suffering. I’m not sure how to help, but I’m asking for wisdom at this point. The job situation in those counties is not good. Please pray.